"mamasan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mamasans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ママさん, from ママ (mama) with the honorific title さん (san). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-l/helper|ママさん||}} ママさん, {{ja-l|ママさん}} ママさん, {{ja-r|ママ}} ママ (mama), {{ja-r|さん}} さん (san) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mamasan (plural mamasans)
  1. A woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan or East Asia. Wikipedia link: Mama-san
    Sense id: en-mamasan-en-noun-5JiD3fk7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 1 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 1 21

Inflected forms

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